“You just need to learn the perception of things makes a difference”, Manning said to Connor Hughes of NJ.com.
When Giants quarterback Eli Manning was asked about his receivers taking a trip to Miami last week, he responded with one-liners about their lack of shirts and his absence from the party on the boat. “That got us going”, Rodgers said.
“That’s a tough position to chase”, McAdoo said Wednesday on WFAN.
If he and the receivers performed Sunday in Titletown, no one is talking about the trip any longer and it’s safely in the rear-view. You have to win close games and you have to catch breaks.
“Every team has a different personality and obviously when you win, it takes care of all those things”, he told WEEI.
The Giants, which hadn’t won a playoff game since beating the Patriots in Indianapolis five years ago, looked like melted butter in fourth quarter, which was odd being it was 5 degrees (minus-5 degrees including windchill). Both occurred when the Giants looked like the better team early in the game.
Can’t put it in bigger and bolder writing for everyone to see, but it’s there in black and white. The stalwart passer and two-time Super Bowl Champion turned 36 years old last week, and his performance dipped this season after two years of uptick in Ben McAdoo’s offense. Marrone replaces Gus Bradley, who was sacked in late November after going 14-48 in three-plus seasons.
Marshall endured a bad season with the Jets as they went 5-11 and he saw a large drop off in production.
“Second half we got back to some rhythm throws and I was getting better on my timing, getting the ball out of my hand quickly”, Rodgers said.
When photos first surfaced of Beckham boating with fellow Giants receivers on their off-day in the week leading up to the playoff game, you just knew it would be hotly discussed on every sports blog, television and radio program that covers the National Football League – and it was.
Part of the reason for Manning’s struggles lay with a ground game that ranked 29th in the regular season. Those include poor offensive line play, lack of a reliable running attack, no real threat at tight end, perhaps even the play-calling and overall offensive philosophy.
Again, not Manning’s fault. The grade is a B because they did not show up for the playoff game, and with the whole boat fiasco earlier in the week, it was a awful look. “If there’s a quarterback in the draft that fits the round they’re in, I would take him”. That’s a luxury they have because, while they can see the finish line for Manning, he isn’t there yet. Manning ha shown he can handle the pressures of NY and playing in the spotlight; two Super Bowl rings and five playoff appearances with eight postseason wins in his career have proven that notion.
Not only did Reese duck questions from the media; he actually instructed them that they were not allowed to hold him accountable for his actions. And that’s why the Giants are on the lookout for their next franchise signal-caller. Sure. But that time isn’t now.